The Television Academy held the first of its five Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies on Monday night, virtually handing out trophies in 17 reality and non-fiction categories. Among the nominees in categories spanning casting, cinematography, editing, writing and more are long-running favorites like “Survivor” and “Top Chef,” as well as new series like Netflix’s quarantine-hit “Tiger […]
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This year’s iteration of the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be held virtually, it was announced Monday, nearly two months ahead of the famous event. “It will not be the same parade we’re used to,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a Monday press conference. “[Macy’s is] reinventing the event for […]
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Bill Maher has spent much of the last few months hearing canned laughter after his opening monologue on Real Time with Bill Maher. This week, however, the comedian will hear the reaction of a live audience after the HBO show became the first major talk show to bring back a crowd. This week’s episode of the show, which airs […]
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Disney+ has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to comedy Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. (working title), a re-imagining of the popular 1989 ABC series Doogie Howser, M.D.. The project (fka Doogie Kealoha, M.D.), which reboots the Neil Patrick Harris-starring half-hour medical dramedy with a female lead, comes from How I Met Your Mother and Fresh Off the Boat alumna Kourtney Kang and 20th Television, a part of Disney […]
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ABC has announced fall premiere dates for its Wednesday night comedy lineup, including “The Goldbergs,” “The Conners,” “black-ish” and “American Housewife.” “The Goldbergs” will kick off the network’s scripted premieres on Wednesday, Oct. 21 with two back-to-back episodes, followed by the return of “The Conners” and “black-ish.” “American Housewife,” led by Katy Mixon, will return […]
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Actress Dame Diana Rigg, famous for roles including Emma Peel in TV series The Avengers and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones, has died at the age of 82. Her daughter, actress Rachael Stirling, said she died of cancer, after being diagnosed in March. “She spent her last months joyfully reflecting on her extraordinary life, […]
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Kal Penn is hitting the campaign trail for Freeform. The actor and former Obama White House staffer will host a six-week series, Kal Penn Approves This Message, that will explore issues relevant to millennial and Generation Z voters and encourages people to cast a ballot in the November election. The unscripted comedy is part of a […]
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The Britannia Awards, BAFTA-LA’s annual ceremony of talent, will not take place in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, BAFTA-LA announced Tuesday. The next ceremony will take place in 2021. “BAFTA’s focus in Los Angeles during 2020 will continue to be on its year-round membership programming, educational initiatives, and new talent programs, reaffirming its […]
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After 20 seasons, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” will be coming to an end with the final season airing in early 2021. The decision to end the show was made by the Kardashian-Jenner family and announced on Tuesday. “It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians,’” the famous […]
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Kevin Dobson, an actor best known for his starring roles on the CBS shows “Kojak” and “Knots Landing,” died on Sunday. He was 77. The United Veterans Council of San Joaquin County announced Dobson’s death on Monday afternoon. He served as a former chairman of the organization. A former Army soldier and Long Island Rail […]
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After months of delays, Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic “Tenet” finally arrived in U.S. theaters and generated $20.2 million over Labor Day weekend. Ticket sales, though difficult to dissect given the uncharted waters of the coronavirus era, are roughly in line with expectations for a new release during a pandemic. The espionage thriller is already nearing the […]
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In a major shakeup, CBS’ sitcom Mom is losing one of its two title characters. Anna Faris will not be returning to the series for its upcoming eighth season, leaving Allison Janney as the sole lead. The move is surprising. Both Faris and Janney are in the middle of two-year contracts they signed in spring 2019 after lengthy negotiations. Their new […]
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With filming on Matt Reeves’ The Batman having resumed only three days ago after pausing 5 1/2 months ago, the UK production at Warner Bros. Leavesden has stopped again after one of the people on the production turned up positive with COVID-19. Deadline has confirmed that star Robert Pattinson is the member of the production team who tested positive for […]
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I wanted to be schooled by Jane Fonda. There was a decent chance that we would get into a Megyn Kelly-type dust-up, where I waded into some topic she didn’t want to discuss. But I was ready to take the risk. I wanted Ms. Fonda, a glam Forrest Gump who has popped up on the […]
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A pair of Chelsea Handler-produced comedies have received series orders, one from NBCUniversal’s Peacock and the other WarnerMedia’s HBO Max. “Blair,” a series based on the Mo Welch comic strip, has been picked up by HBO Max, while the Charles Morris-created “Wiped Out” is going to Peacock, a spokesperson for Universal Television — the studio […]
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ABC will urge viewers to vote with a nonpartisan comedy special set to air in mid-September. Kevin Hart will host VOMO: Vote or Miss Out, and appear alongside an all-star list of comics, musicians and politicians. The special is set to air Sept. 14, following the premiere of Dancing With the Stars. Media company ATTN: […]
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have set their sights on streaming: The royal couple has signed a deal with Netflix, Variety has confirmed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who moved to California earlier this year, had been pitching movies and TV plans around Hollywood, Variety previously reported. Under their new, multi-year deal at Netflix, the couple will make documentaries, feature films, scripted […]
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Netflix has ordered a comedy series starring Jamie Foxx titled “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me,” Variety has learned. The multi-camera series is inspired by Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, Corinne Foxx. The series will also star David Alan Grier, Kyla-Drew, Porscha Coleman, and Jonathan Kite. Heather Hemmens and Valente Rodriguez will appear in recurring roles. Bentley Kyle Evans serves as showrunner […]
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The cast of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is reuniting at HBO Max to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary. Series star Will Smith and series regulars Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, and Alfonso Ribeiro will all be part of the special, as will DJ Jazzy Jeff. It is set to tape on Sept. 10 and […]
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Hamza Haq & Ayisha Tyler talk to Ross Crystal about their roles in the NBC medical drama “Transplant.”
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ABC’s 20/20 tonight followed a commercial free network premiere of Black Panther with the special Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute For A King. The hastily prepared special – the family of the 43-year old Boseman only announced his death from colon cancer Friday evening – brought together some of the actors in the Marvel Comics Universe who worked closely […]
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The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards took place on Sunday, looking a little different than usual amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of taking place at a packed Barclays Center, artists took the stage in audience-less locations around New York City to adhere to social distancing guidelines. Those performers included BTS, The Black Eyed Peas, DaBaby, The Weeknd, […]
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ABC will air “Black Panther” commercial-free Sunday as a prime-time tribute to Chadwick Boseman. The film will be followed by an ABC News Special, “Chadwick Bosmeman: A Tribute for a King.” Disney said the special “will celebrate Boseman’s storied life, legacy and career” and “shine a light on the medical condition he privately battled.” Boseman […]
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The network is developing a comedic, animated take on the beloved series that will focus on a new set of characters — a B-team of agents working in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The potential series is called The X-Files: Albuquerque and centers on an office of misfit agents who investigate cases too wacky, ridiculous or dopey for Scully […]
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In the wake of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman’s death from colon cancer on Friday, Hollywood figures took to social media to pay tribute to the actor, who died at age 43 after a four year struggle with the disease. According to an official statement from the actor’s representatives, Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in […]
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